Links to recommended websites and articles on the economic situation and solutions

  1. 2009 Global Crisis
    This is a key article describing why to expect a US bankruptcy in the summer of 2009.  Their past articles are also very good for understanding the economic crisis. One issue back had lots of suggestions on solutions to the crisis.
  2. A fascinating, hour-long video about the Argentina financial collapse of 1999 and what led up to it.
    The parallels between Argentina in 1999 and the USA in 2008 are many. This is a great video to watch to see what might happen here.
  3. Watching America - Views from around the world
    International viewpoints from translated news articles from around the world.
  4. Dmitry Orlov on the 5 Stages of Collapse.
    Drawn from lessons on the collapse of the USSR. Author of "Reinventing Collaspe;the Soviet Example and American Prospects.
  5. David Holgren's new website: Future Senarios
    Everyone should check out David Holmgren's new website . Holmgren is the co-originator of Permaculture with Bill Mollison.  His new website goes into detail on various scenarios we are likely to face in the next decades.
  6. Wake Up!!
    Wake up call article by Karl Denninger.
  7. Your Financial Future
  8. Dennis Kucinich's website
  9. Article by James Howard Kunstler
    What Now article by James Howard Kunstler, October 20, 2008.
  10. Michaael Pollan on how to set up a better food system in the US.
    Michael Pollan just wrote a long article in the October 9th issue of the New York Times on how to set up a better food system. Well thought out.
  11. United States Society for Ecological Economics
  12. Watching America (from Iraq)
    If you want a view from Iraq read this.
  13. The Collapse of America: When and How?
    Article about Afghanistan from Egypt.
  14. The Automatic Earth Blog
    Great economic news site.
  15. The Strong Dollar Illusion and the Coming Dollar Panic.
    October 28 article on why the dollar has gained against many other currencies lately.
  16. fabiusmaximus.wordpress.com
  17. Boldly Liberal
  18. Jay Greathouse article on family farms
    Great article on Family Farms Pulled Us Out of the Great Depression. by Jay Greathouse. Published on November 22, 2008 by CommonDreams.org
  19. Global Research
  20. Libertys Flame
  21. The PRE-PLANNED Financial/Economic 911 of 2008.
    This article is theoretical, but it might be more or less true.
  22. Poverty an asset; assets a burden.
    A guest post from Chris.
  23. Money and the Crisis of Civilization by Charles Eisenstein.
    Great article on the economic crisis and the opportunity it presents.
  24. Sharon Astyk's Ruminations on an Ambiguous Future.
    I just found this website and heartily recommend it.
  25. www.marketoracle.co.uk
  26. www.resourceinvestor.com
  27. Re-localization initiatives
    About the Transition Town re-localization initiatives started in the UK and now spreading internationally.
  28. A great article on what it would take for Mendocino county in northern California to feed itself.
    Lots more to think about, but it offers a starting point for anyone interested in doing a study for their county. 
  29. www.radicalsimplicity.org
  30. New economic strategies by Catherine Austin Fitts.
    Check out the Financial Permaculture section.
  31. Tom Kenyon: channeled article on the economic situation
    A Tom Kenyon message from The Hathors. A channeled article on the current situation.
  32. My article on ascension
    Article on Ascension to higher dimensions by Michael Pilarski.